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Object-Oriented Programming (CS F213) : BITS Pilani

This document discusses writing custom exceptions in Java. It explains that exceptions can be checked or unchecked. Checked exceptions must be declared in the method signature using the "throws" clause, while unchecked exceptions do not. It provides an example of an unchecked exception class called InvalidBoxDimensionException that is thrown when invalid dimensions are passed to the Box class constructor. It also demonstrates a checked exception example with the same exception class defined by extending the Exception class instead of RuntimeException. The examples show using the "throw" clause to throw exception objects and catching them with try-catch blocks.

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Object-Oriented Programming (CS F213) : BITS Pilani

This document discusses writing custom exceptions in Java. It explains that exceptions can be checked or unchecked. Checked exceptions must be declared in the method signature using the "throws" clause, while unchecked exceptions do not. It provides an example of an unchecked exception class called InvalidBoxDimensionException that is thrown when invalid dimensions are passed to the Box class constructor. It also demonstrates a checked exception example with the same exception class defined by extending the Exception class instead of RuntimeException. The examples show using the "throw" clause to throw exception objects and catching them with try-catch blocks.

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Object-Oriented Programming (CS F213)

Module V: Exceptions in Java


CS F213 RL 13.3: Writing Your Own Exceptions

BITS Pilani Dr. Pankaj Vyas


Department of Computer Science, BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus
CS F213 RL 13.3 : Topics

Writing Your Own Exceptions


Use of throw and throws Clauses

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Writing Your Own Exceptions

Programmer Can Write Either a Checked Exception OR an Unchecked


Type Exception.
To Create a Checked Type Exception Make Your Exception class a
direct subclass of Exception OR any one of its subclass Except
RunTimeException.
class AException extends Exception { } Checked Exception

class BException extends IOException { ..} Checked Exception


To Create an Unchecked Exception Make Your Exception class a
subclass of RuntimeException OR any one of its subclass .
class XException extends RuntimeException { }

class YException extends AritmeticException { }

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throw Clause [statement]

throw clause in Java is used to throw Exceptions


The clause can only be used for Exception classes
Syntax
1. throw ThrowableInstance Where ThrowableInstance
must belong to an Object of Type Throwable or any of its
sub class
2. throw new Exception-Name() Where Exception-Name
can be either a Exception or any of its sub-class
3. throw new Exception-Name(parameters) In this form
parameters can be supplied with exception [Assumption:
The desired exception class must supplies a
parameterized constructor]
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throws clause in Java

If a method causes an Exception that it can not handle then it


must specify this behavior using throws clause
Specifically required if a method throws a Checked Type
Exception
Optional if a method throws an Un-Checked Type
Exception
Syntax
return-type method-name(parameters) throws exception-list
{
.. Method Body
}

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Creating Your Own Exceptions
[Example : Un-Checked Type]
Define an Un-checked type exception class named
InvalidBoxDimensionException which can be thrown whenever an
attempt is made to create an instance of class Box with length,
width or height is either less than or equal to 0.

class InvalidBoxDimensionException extends RuntimeException


{
InvalidBoxDimensionException (double invalidDim)
{
System.out.println(Box Instance with Invalid Dimension :+ invalidDim);
}
}// End of class

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Creating Your Own Exceptions
[Example : Un-Checked Type .]
class Box
Throws Clause is Optional for
{
Unchecked Exceptions
private double length;
private double width;
private double height;
Box (double length, double width, double height) throws InvalidBoxDimensionException
{
if( length <=0) throw new InvalidBoxDimensionException(length);
if( width <=0) throw new InvalidBoxDimensionException(width);
if( height<=0) throw new InvalidBoxDimensionException(height);
this.length = length; this.width = width; this.height = height;
}// End of Constructor
public double area() { return 2*(length*width + width*height + height*length);}
public double volume() { return length*width*height; }
}// End of class

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Creating Your Own Exceptions
[Example : Un-Checked Type .]
class Driver
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try
{
Box b1 = new Box(10, 0, 56);
System.out.println(b1.area();
}
catch(InvalidBoxDimensionException e) {}
try
{
Box b2 = new Box(10, 0, 56);
System.out.println(b2.area();
}
catch(InvalidBoxDimensionException e) {}
} // End of Method
}// End of class

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Creating Your Own Exceptions
[Example : Checked Type]
Define a checked type exception class named
InvalidBoxDimensionException which can be thrown whenever an
attempt is made to create an instance of class Box with length,
width or height is either less than or equal to 0.

class InvalidBoxDimensionException extends Exception


{
InvalidBoxDimensionException (double invalidDim)
{
System.out.println(Box Instance with Invalid Dimension :+ invalidDim);
}
}// End of class

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Creating Your Own Exceptions
[Example : Checked Type .]
class Box
Throws Clause is Must for Checked
{
Exceptions
private double length;
private double width;
private double height;
Box (double length, double width, double height) throws InvalidBoxDimensionException
{
if( length <=0) throw new InvalidBoxDimensionException(length);
if( width <=0) throw new InvalidBoxDimensionException(width);
if( height<=0) throw new InvalidBoxDimensionException(height);
this.length = length; this.width = width; this.height = height;
}// End of Constructor
public double area() { return 2*(length*width + width*height + height*length);}
public double volume() { return length*width*height; }
}// End of class

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Creating Your Own Exceptions
[Example : Checked Type .]
class Driver
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try
{
Box b1 = new Box(10, 0, 56);
System.out.println(b1.area();
}
catch(InvalidBoxDimensionException e) {}
try
{
Box b2 = new Box(10, 0, 56);
System.out.println(b2.area();
}
catch(InvalidBoxDimensionException e) {}
} // End of Method
}// End of class

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Thank You

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